mammy a black woman, depicted as rotund, homely and matronly. The mammy is an archetype, portraying a domestic servant of African descent who is generally good-natured, often overweight, and loud. The stereotypical mammy is portrayed as obsequiously servile or acting in, or protective of, the interests of whites Although the word mammy is a variant of mother and was common in North America, it is now rarely used and typically considered an ethnic slur. In parts of the UK however, mammy is still widely used as a synonym for mother by young people, without any racial connotation. Quaker Oats recently gave their Aunt Jemima pancake syrup bottle a makeover to remove the racially insensitive mammy image.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 22:48:32 +0000
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